Pubdate: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 Source: Los Angeles Times (CA) Copyright: 2016 Los Angeles Times Contact: http://www.latimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/248 Author: Michael Rechtshaffen MILE- HIGH TIMES FOR JOURNALISM Call it "Potlight." Chronicling Ricardo Baca's first year as the Denver Post's inaugural marijuana editor, "Rolling Papers" takes an appropriately buzzworthy snapshot of Colorado's legalized cannabis culture. Baca, deemed the right man for the job thanks to a previous stint as the newspaper's music critic, is shown taking his new beat seriously. He created "The Cannabist" website, which features reviews assessing the subtle differences between "Ghost Train Haze" and "Death Panda" strains of mariuana, as well as recipes for edibles and even a pot and parenting column. While Baca's gig proves to be pure gold for pundits ( with Stephen Colbert quipping that it's "a gateway job to meth editor"), he proceeds to break ground with investigative reports and alternative medical treatments, ultimately attracting the services of contributing columnist Whoopi Goldberg. Generally leaving the weightier political stuff to others, Mitch Dickman's lively documentary functions as both a handy pot primer and a telling portrait of the volatile, adapt-or-die climate that continues to hover over the newspaper industry. "Rolling Papers." Not rated. Running time: 1 hour, 20 minutes. Playing: Laemmle Royal, West L. A. Also on VOD. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom